Fishing in a Stream

This fisherman was fishing in the Clinch River and had to abandon his efforts soon after this picture was taken due to the river rising rapidly from the dam upriver releasing quite a bit of water.

Flower near Clinch River

This is another flower that appears to have just grown up on its own with no gardener except God. It was along the Clinch River in Tennessee.

Always In His Sight

God keeps track of his children. Nothing can befall us that he does not allow for some reason and he knows how it will fit into his plan. I have had thoughts about floating out in the middle of the ocean and perishing all alone, but that could never happen.

What does it mean to be named Sieder?

Ecclesiastes says that everything is meaningless and I always wondered how far you could take that thought. The photo above is of a Jewish boy killed in WWII named Josef Sieder. The link below tells about an Islamist terrorist with the name Mohammed Sieder who was killed in Hevron. I guess the Sieder name is on both sides of the Jewish / Islamic fighting. As far as I know, my ancestors were Christians from Germany and were not Jewish or Islamic.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=48063

My father was a U.S. Marine in WWII. There was a German U-Boat captain in WWII named Heinz Sieder (U-984) who was virtually the same age as my father who died in his U-Boat near the end of the war. I guess there were Sieders on both sides of the war.
http://uboat.net/men/sieder.htm

I was taught to be proud of my name and family heritage, but you can see that my last name is a mixed bag in history. "What counts is a new creation." Everything "under the sun" ends up being meaningless. It is only by letting God make a new creation in us that true meaning ever comes our way.

Psalm 37

Words to live by and promises to give you encouragement - who could ask for more?

Some say that Biblical illiteracy is one of the most serious problems of our day. They are probably correct. Technology demands our attention, but we can still read or listen to Scriptures. There is nothing in the world like God's word to heal and give life.

Psalm 37 was written by a famous guy who killed a giant with a sling. I know I would like to know his take on life. Talk about "No Fear" - his confidence wasn't in himself, but the superiority of his God.